title: The cost-effectiveness of disposable versus reusable diapers. A controlled experiment in a nursing home.
abstract: Because caring for incontinent elderly in nursing homes is so time-consuming and costly, this topic is of interest to nursing home administrators. A comparison of disposable products with reusable cloth diapers suggests that the disposable product used in the controlled study could save nursing homes approximately $161 to $248 per year per person. Although product costs were similar, the cost savings on laundry favored the disposable product. The study found the disposable product superior to the cloth reusable diaper after the skin condition of the participants was measured.
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Kaltreider
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Igou
mesh_terms: D003020:Clothing / Q000191:economics*; D004209:Disposable Equipment / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000451:nursing*